Reporters from VNA had the chance to visit soldiers on duty on Song Tu Tay Island of Truong Sa Island district, Khanh Hoa province, and were fortunate to see with their own eyes the warm and happy atmosphere of welcoming the upcoming lunar new year of the snake (2013), among soldiers and people in the island.
On January 7, the boat numbered HQ 996 took the delegation of Naval Region 4 to Truong Sa Island district, Khanh Hoa province, and docked on Song Tu Tay Island, bringing goods and Tet gifts from the Ministry of National Defence, organizations, businesses and people across the country to present soldiers and people on the island.
The boat carries Tet gifts to Song Tu Tay IslandMoving the goods and Tet gifts to the boat to take to the island
The goods and Tet gifts being moved to Song Tu Tay IslandA representative from Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee presents a gift to soldiers on Song Tu Tay IslandColonel Nguyen Ba Ngoc, Deputy Commander-in-chief of Naval Region 4, presented certificates of merit from the chairman of Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee to households living on the islandThe happiness of mother and child on Song Tu Tay Island as the new spring 2013 comesArt performance exchange to welcome the New Year 2013
An art performance put on by children on Song Tu Tay Island to welcome the New Year 2013Soldiers on Song Tu Tay decorating a yellow apricot tree to welcome the new spring
"Chung" cakes are made to welcome Tet on Song Tu Tay Island
